Job Description

About Us 

The Collective Blueprint is helping Memphis become a city where all young adults can thrive. Founded in 2017 to support the ~45,000 local young adults out of work and school, we are increasing socioeconomic mobility through:

• Career-Focused Training : As Memphis’ go-to model for supporting opportunity youth, we facilitate young adults’ entry into in-demand careers via school-readiness training, ongoing coaching, monthly stipends, free therapy, internships, employment support, and lifelong access to a well-connected network. At our founding, the local community college completion rate was around 5%, with limited economic outcomes. We now have a 70% completion rate, and our alumni have achieved 150% wage growth—with zero debt.
  
   
• Innovation : The current employment and education systems fail many young adults. We build coalitions to address inequities and transform the city’s landscape—leading citywide economic development planning and driving a visionary policy agenda with hundreds of nonprofit partners.
  
   
• Advocacy : We are igniting a movement toward economic justice in Memphis. We position young adults as leaders and advocates by training them in participatory democracy and supporting their campaigns for policy agendas that create lasting change.

Our work uniquely focuses on both individual support and systemic change. We were founded by and for young adults, and we center those most proximate to the challenges we address. In just five years, we have reached hundreds directly and impacted thousands more. This blueprint is becoming a model for national change.

Position Responsibilities 

The Manager of Young Adult Coaching leads the development and implementation of The Collective Blueprint’s coaching model—a core component of our mission to support young adults (“Leaders”) on their journeys through education, employment, and personal & professional development.

This role is ideal for someone who is equal parts coach of coaches, systems builder, and problem solver—someone passionate about helping young adults reach their full potential while elevating the practice of a talented coaching team. Responsibilities include:

Coach Management, Development & Supervision (40%)

• Provide ongoing feedback, guidance, and supervision to the coaching team
• Design and lead professional development opportunities and training sessions
• Develop coaching tools, reflection protocols, and skill-building guides
• Drive progress toward education, certification, and employment placement goals
• Support coaches in addressing real-life barriers facing young adults (e.g., housing, transportation, mental health)
• Co-own culture and performance expectations across the coaching team
  
   

Coaching Model & Process Development (20%)

• Build and refine coaching protocols, success metrics, and session structures
• Ensure alignment around relationship-building practices, goal setting, and the “Best Life Wheel” framework
• Oversee communication systems with school partners and instructors
• Maintain and evolve the coaching handbook, resource guides, and toolkits
• Integrate creative and trauma-informed approaches into coaching work
  
   

Administrative and Tracking (25%)

• Ensure accurate documentation of coaching sessions and young adult progress
• Manage stipends, incentives, transportation, and emergency funding processes
• Monitor coaching milestones, school enrollment steps, and academic progress
• Support improvements to cohort tracking systems and data quality
• Use data to inform coach support, strategy adjustments, and training
  
   

Additional Coaching & Program Support (15%)

• Support on-site professional skills training and workshops
• Co-lead re-engagement conversations and provide guidance for feedback conversations with young adults
• Participate in admissions events and selection decisions
  Build relationships with community partners to expand the support ecosystem
• Collaborate across teams to align coaching efforts with program design and organizational mission

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in education, nonprofit, youth development, or related fields
• Proven experience coaching, advising, or case managing young adults
• Skilled people manager with a youth-centered, relational leadership style
• Strong communicator; able to connect authentically with young adults and colleagues in both one-on-one and group settings
• Demonstrated ability to build, maintain, and nurture effective relationships with young adults
• Effective at leading with both empathy and accountability, especially when navigating real-life barriers
• Strategic and detail-oriented in building and refining systems, coaching models, or team processes
• Experienced in data tracking, progress monitoring, and using data to drive decisions
• Organized and able to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously
• Passionate about helping young adults understand and communicate their strengths and potential
• Brings a “whatever it takes” mindset and a high-energy, mission-aligned approach to the work
• Background in social work, adult education, higher ed, workforce development, or wraparound supports (preferred)
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, or other youth coaching frameworks (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus

The Collective Blueprint is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to supporting and encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome our employees’ differences regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

Benefits and Compensation

This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated professional to assume a pivotal role in the evolution of a fast-growing organization. We are seeking an individual of outstanding quality, with a proven track record and a passion for young adults.

The Collective Blueprint offers:

• Competitive compensation
• Health, 401(k), and vacation benefits
• Starting salary of $60,000 (negotiable based on experience)
• Relocation assistance for applicants 100+ miles from Memphis
  
   

This role is primarily in-person, and all programming is conducted on-site.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, let us know why you are interested in The Collective Blueprint and specifically how you think you can contribute to the organization in the Manager of Young Adult Coaching role. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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